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    Annotated Bibliography Austen Jane‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Planet PDF‚ (http://www.planetpdf.com/) The novel Pride and Prejudice is an electrifying story of the everyday going on during the nineteenth-century. The standards that are imparted in each of the character in the novel Pride and Prejudice represent the type of civilization there are on Jane Austen time. The story focuses mainly on the daughter of Bennet’s family who is trying to break the tradition that society accustomed. She does not want

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    Austen and Shakespeare present strong feelings in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘The Merchant of Venice’. Shakespeare and Jane Austen both present strong feeling of love‚ revenge‚ hatred and friendship. They are two different types of stories‚ ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a novel and ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is a play so therefore they both have different ways of presenting strong feelings but they do have some similarities. In ‘Pride and Prejudice’ strong feelings are presented by: 1. The Narrator 2

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    crafts his novella Of Mice and Men in the setting of the American West. Steinbeck employs techniques of naturalism and regionalism to characterize his plotline and major ideas. Prime themes of Of Mice and Men include power and powerlessness‚ social prejudice‚ and responsibility to others. A first theme Steinbeck conveys is the state of having power versus the state of powerlessness. This idea is primarily introduced in a flashback to George and Lennie’s escape from Weed. After Lennie innocently

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    Pride and Prejudice Book Review Pride and Prejudice‚ a classic novel by Jane Austen‚ tells the story of a complicated love that develops between what was thought to be two very different personalities. The protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennet‚ misjudges a man upon rumor and appearance‚ but finds out she is extraordinarily wrong. The novel explains how difficult it is to fully understand someone after settling upon assumptions and being under the influence of the authorities around them. However this

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    term that describes a negative attitude towards a specific social group that is often acquired through socialization and reinforced by the personal beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and values of friends and family‚ as well as one’s own social group or culture (Dovidio & Gaertner‚ 1999). Despite being a conditioned response that is further perpetuated by the social and cultural environment‚ there are a number of techniques that may help in reducing prejudice. One method‚ for instance‚ is to implement a new form of

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    about social awareness of the racial prejudice going on in that time period. Introduction I. Time period A. The 1930’s . B. Alabama. C. lawyer defending innocent black man accused of rape. D. Showed the world the racial prejudice going on.. II. Themes in TKAM A. Doing what is right for society and not whats right for you B. Not to judge a someone by the color of their skin. C. Not to follow the crowd and stand up for your beliefs. D. Lead by example. III. Racial Prejudice in TKAM

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    Prejudice in How To Kill a Mockingbird Prejudice is the predetermined opinion of a person or thing. Keep in mind that How To Kill a Mockingbird does not try to convey the idea that the readers should treat anyone differently whether it be due to race‚ religion‚ sex‚ or social habits. The small community of Maycomb is a timeworn and ‘tired’ setting that puts a strong‚ adverse light on the city and the people. “Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town.” This statement by Jem‚ in the

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    not have to be made of metal; often times it also consists of flesh. In the days‚of Jane Austen and the birth of Pride and Prejudice‚ wives were just prizes for men to adorn much akin to a medal. But has marriage seen evolution since then? Does there exist a palpable deviation? The social hierarchy and the unspoken requirements still remain against the ebb and flow of time. Social status‚ a long list of accomplishments‚ and a considerable collection of wealth are still sought for in matrimony despite

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Prejudice towards different people is a huge part of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird novel. Nearly every little mishap in the book has been somehow linked or caused by prejudice. Naturally‚ the town of Maycomb is affected by it‚ and the effect isn’t for the best. Prejudice is a destructive force in Maycomb‚ bringing nothing to the town. The cause of Maycomb being destroyed is prejudice spreading hatred throughout the town‚ separating the people‚ and excluding and enabling

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    Hazlitt once said “Prejudice is the child of ignorance”. In To Kill a Mockingbird the author‚ Harper Lee‚ illustrates this idea through real life events. The three main types of prejudice are racial‚ social and gender. As Scout and Jem mature they both see all the evil that is in their small‚ old town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. In Maycomb the same families have been living there for a long time so the same families are passing on their ignorance generation to generation causing the prejudice that affects so

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